Troy mayor transported to hospital after fainting

TROY - Just as the council was getting underway with a Special Meeting slated immediately after Thursday's Finance Meeting, things came to an abrupt halt as Mayor Lou Rosamilia fainted and collapsed out of his chair as he was guided down to the floor. The episode was said to be caused by dehydration.

EMTs responded to the scene and took Rosamilia to St. Mary's Hospital. EMTs could be overheard noting his color was coming back and City Spokesman Mike Fraser said his condition had improved when he arrived at the hospital.

"The mayor experienced a temporary bout of dizziness that was apparently brought on by dehydration," Fraser said in a statement. "It's flu season, and the mayor is the type of guy who is going to come to work on days when he might feel less than 100 percent. To their credit, emergency responders wanted to take every possible precaution to ensure the mayor was taken care of. His condition improved almost immediately and he's already feeling better."

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Rosamilia had just gotten out of a nearly hour-long executive session to discuss details of the UPSEU contract reached with the City regarding exempt employees.